Photo Essay: Kikkan Randall takes Manhattan

On April 4 in Times Square, Three-time Olympian Kikkan Randall, her mom, Deborah, and younger brother, Tanner, celebrate winning the first World Cup cross-country skiing title for the United States in 30 years. Randall was the 2011-12 overall sprint champion. Photo Credit: Aimee Berg

For winning the World Cup overall sprint title, Randall also received this crystal medal. Photo Credit: Aimee Berg

Randall and Olympian Liz Stephen show off Randall's World Cup cross-country ski title in Times Square. No one nearby even knew what the globe represented. Photo Credit: Aimee Berg

Randall was also fifth in the world across all disciplines in 2012. For this, she earned another medal -- and displayed it in the New York City sun. Photo Credit: Aimee Berg

Randall accomplished what only one other American cross-country skier has done so far: take a World Cup globe home to the United States. On April 4, she lugged it to Times Square to have some fun. Photo Credit: Aimee Berg

Surprisingly, no one recognized the new 2012 World Cup sprint champion and her crystal globe. Or maybe New York tourists were too awestruck to say anything. Photo Credit: Aimee Berg

This is how you carry one of the ski world's most highly-coveted 8 lb. pieces of crystal through New York City. Randall graciously lugged it to Times Square so teamusa.org could get some shots. Photo Credit: Aimee Berg

The World Cup crystal globe awarded to Randall for having performances all season in cross-country skiing's sprint events. The last American cross-country skier to win a World Cup title was Bill Koch in 1982. Photo Credit: Aimee Berg

Olympians Liz Stephen (left) and Randall, about to give Kikkan's World Cup globe a New York City subway ride. Photo Credit: Aimee Berg

Randall's World Cup globe can't match the excitement of a New York City bagel at 2:30 in the afternoon in Times Square. The globe goes under the bench while she, her cross-country ski teammate Liz Stephen and Tanner chow down. Photo Credit: Aimee Berg